Class of 2008

got bored studying Bioorganic Chemistry..
so ended up going through my photo albums..
then decided to post some photos taken during classes in Moscow..
in our white coats..
the future doctors..
HAHA..

Group 7 & 8, Class of 2008
with Bioorganic Chemistry teacher, Ms Olga

At the Anatomy Department..

getting ready for lecture..

faster faster write.. or not u'll miss the slide..


inspecting the cadaver

unit mates :)

my roommate..
i'm not talking about the cadaver k =p

LOL.. just for fun.. -end-

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Tagged by Valynne..

Well, Valynne called me on the phone and particularly instructed me to do this tag so i better do it.. Lol..

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you have to write a note with 20 random things, shortcomings, facts, habits or goals about you. At the end choose 20 people to be tagged, listing their names and why you choose them.

1) My name is Charis Kong Leng Ean, and i'm a pure chinese.

2) Currently studying one of the most demanding course, medicine, in the most demanding city in the world, Moscow. Currently studying in Moscow Medical Academy, Russia.

3) I love my family a lot. They mean so so so much to me. I always miss them when i'm in Moscow. It always seems like a part of me is missing especially when it's birthdays and Christmas and i'm not with them. My total trust is in my family and i can just tell them anything, especially my Mom, Dad n elder Brother. So gonna miss them when i go back to Moscow. Love you all so so much.

4) My longest sleeping hours? Hmm.. let me see. maybe 15 hours straight. but i think i've slept for a whole day before and just get up for meals, toilet or baths. Lol.. But i think as a medical student, you should ask me the question, longest staying awake to study hours. the answer is definetely more than 15 hours.

5) I love animals especially dogs, especially cute ones :) Check out my soft toy collection in Moscow, you'll get what i mean.. and that's not the full collection, in Malaysia still got. Haha. Everyone just knows i love dogs so much till they shower me with lotsa soft toys during special occasions.

special thanks to Gan for taking this photo without me knowing =p

6) I enjoy eating and i can really eat especially when i'm hungry and in the mood to. But if i'm not in the mood to eat and don't have the appetite, i can literally go without food for a day.. Haha. But i'm not a picky eater and it doesn't really matter so much to me whether it's super good to eat or not, so long as it's food n it's ok then i'm fine with it.

7) I can be quite stubborn at times and also really impatient as well. i'm being honest =p But i'm always working on it, to improve myself.

8) I'm can be really blur also. Ask people who know me, they can tell u. Haha..

9) I love my friends a lot too. I treasure the meaning of friendship and friends mean a lot to me. To me, they are God given and blessings from Him. Special thanks to my close friends and roommates for always being there for me through my ups and downs. Love you all..

10) I always wanna excel in my studies. Put it in this way, i have high expectations for myself. I can really sit down and study because of this, but like every normal person, i always get sick and bored of studying.

11) I can really sleep like a pig especially when i'm super tired. People can find it really hard to wake me up also especially when i'm super lack of sleep. Haha.. Once, my house security alarm went on but i didn't wake up although my room could hear it the loudest. Lol.

12) I love music a lot. But i'm not very musically talented. Just know how to play the piano. I just love to listen to music and songs especially my favourite ones. I don't mind repeating them day and night. And i like to sing along with the song too =p

13) I can be really noisy and crazy at times especially when i have the mood for it =p But when i don't have the mood, i can be really quiet and don't say a word. Well, i think people can judge my moods quite easily.

14) My ambition is to become a good and dedicated doctor, to make a difference in the lives of others. I hope to be an Oncologist, to give cancer patients a second chance. For those who dunno, Oncology is about cancer. so yeah, big ambition right?!?

15) I trust people quite easily, which i know is bad in a way. And i will feel very hurt and betrayed especially when people i trust betray me. But i forget it after awhile and go back to normal, but i will be extra careful.

16) I love to shop especially for clothes and i can never get bored of it. But then, money limited so i don't get to do it often, especially now that i'm in Moscow, you can say, i seldom shop. I don't go for expensive clothes, i usually buy those on the average and cheap side.

17) I'm an emotional person. I'm not really good at controlling my tears sometimes, i admit it. When i watch touching or sad movies and series, i do shed tears.

18) Another dream of mine is to own a big house, with beautiful architecture, with beautiful interior design on the inside and also the compound of the house. And also to have cute pet dogs and obedient guard dogs. Hehe. And also a nice car. Lol.. I'm so greedy..

19) I hope to travel the world in future and to bring my parents and family along with me.

20) Can't think of anything now. Brain stuck suddenly. I'll filled this in when i thought of something =p


20 People i wanna tag and why i choose them..

1. Annie Lim - because she's my close friend n i just want to hear something about her even though i may already know it.. miss u lots dear. can't wait to see u in July.

2. Joyce Wong - Joyce, i know u can write something interesting and i just love to read what you write coz of the funny way you phrase your sentences. Haha.. Missing you loads too. When can i see u again larr??

3. Chew Chang Fu - Let's see what you'll write. i wanna know more about you too.. coz u're gonna be my course mate for the next 5 years.

4. Kenneth Lee - Hmm.. interesting. i really wanna see how you're gonna write this. Rmb to do it ya. No excuses allowed.

5. Chin Ming Lee - I haven't seen you for ages.. Really wonder when i can see u again.

6. Chrys Lee - I never expected we'll be cousins. Hehe. Anyways, hope to know more about you.. All the best in Melbourne too.

7. Ciara - We've been kinda good friends for ages but somehow, i feel there's still loads i need to know about you..

8. Paik Yen - Glad to have met u in Parade that day, though it was just for a very short while. Hope to catch up with you soon..

9. Vivian Chan - Sooo long haven't seen u.. Seems like i've lost out a lot on what you've been up to. How have you been? Hope to know more about you especially during the time after we've left school.

10. Tin Yee - My ex-housemate in KL. We've only been together for a few months. Hope to know more about you.

11. Serene - My buddy in my ex-college. Being with you in the same college for just a few months is so not enough. I wished i know more about you..

12. Everyone and anyone who came across this post, you're tagged!! You're not allowed to run away or else.... Hehehehe.. Good luck!!

*for more examples, you can refer to Valynne's blog at http://ngvalynne.blogspot.com

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Happy Birthday, Dear Mommy

To the BEST Mum in the world,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, DEAR MOMMY..

Thank you, Mommy..
Thank you so so much for everything,
For all your love, care, guidance,
And for being a role model for us.

Thank you, Mommy..
Thank you for being the BEST Mommy in the world,
The one God chose specially for me,
I thank Him for giving me you.

Thank you, Mommy..
For always being there for me,
Through my ups and downs,
You were always there to support me,
No matter where i was.

Thank you, Mommy..
For all your prayers,
Your prayers that played a part in keeping me going,
Especially when i was away in Moscow.

Thank you, Mommy..
Thank you so so much for everything,
May God continue to pour out
His abundant blessings on Mommy,
Now and for always.

I Love You, Mommy..

-sealed with LOVE from the Kong Family-

Mom's Birthday Cake.
Chocolate Cheese Cake from Gold Vision.
yummy..

Mommy and Daddy..

One happy family :)

Mommy's 4 kids.. Hehe..

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH, MOMMY..

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Happy Chinese New Year

Hey everyone,

Happy Chinese New Year!! how are all your family reunion dinners and gatherings? hope you all are having lotsa fun coz i am. hehe. i can't believe i won't be able to enjoy all this in the next 5 years. well, i'll just give a brief summary of what i've been doing in the first 2 days of CNY.

1st Day (26th January)
the highlight of the first day was the BIG family dinner gathering at my granduncle's house back at my grandpa's village in Batu Gajah, as in my dad's side. the whole BIG family, my grandpa's sibling's families and our families all gathered for makan. was really happy to see all my relatives.
there were 2 roast pigs. and they even called in the satay man and the satay was good, not to forget the fried noodles, tong yuan, ikan bakar n red bean drink.
we had family photo taking also during the dinner.

below is a photo of my grandpa with some of his siblings. my grandpa is the one with the white shirt far left. he's the eldest son in the family.


here is a photo of my grandpa with all my uncles n aunties.


with my cousins


after dinner, we took a family photo, which includes my family and my dad's sibling's families. one BIG happy family.

i love this photo

next, we grandchildren took a photo with our grandpa. altogether there were 23 of us but there's one missing. so in total, my grandpa has 24 grandchildren. whoa.. that's a big number.

candit shots..

cousins..

2nd Day (27th January)
morning, 8.30am went to eat dim sum with my grandma, uncles, aunties n cousins, as in my mom's side. after breakfast, all of us headed to Ipoh Tower to visit the new hotel and the offices and apartments there in this new building. dad n friends invested in it.

the swimming pool

my cousin at the center of the pool

the view from the top

and finally, we took a family photo on the balcony of one of the penthouse on the top floor of the building, which was the 17th floor. the sun was shining really bright n the scenery was reli nice..

i love it :)

for dinner, we went MP at Greentown. wanted to eat steamboat but ended up eating Ala-Carte. my cousins will be going back KL tomorrow. gonna miss them.

tomorrow's 3rd Day of CNY. will be heading back to Batu Gajah for dinner to spend more time with my relatives who are back from KL too. i'm so gonna spend my CNY to the max. no diet. haha. well, enjoy your CNY everyone. happy collecting angpaus.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!
GONG XI FA CHAI!!

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HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!

*full update and photos will be up on the next post :)

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Pangkor Island Trip

a close friend of mine, Kenny, from Seremban came down to Ipoh to visit for 3 days 2 nites from 22nd till 24th. he stayed at my house. hehe. so basically went out lepak and makan here and there. good food wei. glorious food. ate the best fried chicken, wan tan mee, tauge chicken, all those famous food. i'm pretty sure i gain a lot of weight ady. then on 23rd, went on a one day trip to Pangkor Island, was a last minute planning at 3am at night and it really turned out to be an adventure. me, my bro David, Kenny, Jin Ee n Boky went.

the scenery

me n Jin Ee

Kenny n me

oh ya, at Pangkor Island, we rented a car to drive around. we went Teluk Nipah for watersport. we went kayak-ing there. hehe. it cost RM15 per kayak for 1 hour. quite reasonable.

all set for kayak

Kenny n me kayak-ing

after finish kayak, headed straight back for Ipoh to meet the others for dinner. was a rush. and we were so tired after the kayak also.

on the ferry heading back to mainland, we hang out at the top of the ferry, took photos, enjoy the wind. hehe. nice.

Kenny, Jin Ee, David, Boky


Kenny, Jin Ee, me, Boky

Boky, David, Kenny, Jin Ee

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Disappointments..

things that happen today,
suddenly made me recall what had happen not long ago.
i know i should not recall them nor look back,
but sometimes, you just get reminded of it.

i know, it's partly my fault,
but i can't help but ask why did it had to happen.
why does it have to be something which means a lot to me.
i just have to learn to stay strong in faith in Him.
i believe with all my heart,
greater things are yet to come.
things happen for a reason,
they don't just happen.
continue to persevere,
and have faith and trust in God.
i know i can do it.
With God's help, i will press towards the goal..

Failure is never fatal,
failure is never final,
champions are people who never quit.

Let God turn your tombstone into a new stepping stone,
your disappointment into a new appointment,
and your stumbling blocks into building blocks.

Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14)

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Home sweet home..

Hi everyone.

i am home for the winter holidays plus chinese new year. it feels so good to be home. well.. here are some photos of the journey. we started our journey from Moscow n transited at Abu Dhabi International Airport for 4 hours before continue to KLIA. we took Etihad Airways. all together 10 of us 1st year's were on the same flight.

Abu Dhabi International was a new place to us as none of us hav been there before. turned out to be quite a good place. to fill the 4 hours of transit, we watched movies n took photos.. hehe.

me n Charmaine

Chloe, Valynne, me n Charmaine

the 'Lays' chips accompanied us too.

going wild with 'Lays' chips.

from Abu Dhabi to KLIA.. scenes from the airplane window.

the real thing looked much much more beautiful then this.

clouds..

reaching KLIA..

so... I"M BACK!! well, for at least till 7th Feb. my 2nd semester starts on 9th Feb. i'm so gonna make full use of the time i hav as hols. feel so good to be back and can't wait to meet everyone. missing u all so much. so, take care. God Bless.

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Happy Birthday dear Jo Ann

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JO ANN

thanks for everything dear friend.
though i seldom see u now,
but want you to know,
you'll always be remembered deep in my heart.
hope to see you soon.
love you lots.

-charis-

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Danger at the doorstep..

shocked.. speechless.. lost for words.. what is happening.. what is going on..

for the past month, some Russians were particularly roaming around the street right outside my hostel here in Moscow attacking foreigners. they were identified as 3 guys who wore black jackets.

on 27th December 08 at around 6pm, a Malaysian first year medical student was hit with a beer bottle on the head. the attacker smashed a beer bottle on his head n he suffered head injuries. thank God he was ok and now is fine on getting on normally with life. i reli admired his courage and strength as he was alone at that time and he walked back to the hostel all by himself. according to him, 3 guys wearing black jackets and black caps attacked him. it all just happened right outside my hostel at the bus stop where we usually wait for bus. the danger was that near...

and today, tonite, praise God, He protected Gan, Chia Zhen and Sharon. as they were coming back walking along the street to the hostel, right at the junction which leads to our hostel, they actually encountered those 3 guys believed to be the one that is responsible for all this nonsense. Gan actually walked pass one of them and he felt weird about the guy as he was staring at the construction site right near our hostel, but at that time all was on his mind was the cold, but after walking pass the guy, he felt he needed to wait for Sharon n Chia Zhen who were behind him, and he was watchin his shadow to see if anyone was following him. and according to Chia Zhen later, the guys were staring at Gan.
as for Sharon and Chia Zhen, they encountered the 3 guys. they stared at them, followed towards their direction but both of them cross over the other side of the road and then escape by crossing back to the other side when the guys followed them to cross the road. thank God for his protection. reli thank God.
not long after them, 3 China girls and a couple walking in a group of 5 were stabbed at seperate times. apparently, one of the girls was stabbed 4 times. the attackers apparently ask them whether they were chinese and before they could say anythin, they already stabbed them. it all just happen after Gan, Sharon n Chia Zhen returned. outside the hostel was lik a crime scene with all the tape, police, ambulance.. my friends saw the aftermath.. thank God my roommate came back safely too.
everyone in my hostel Pushkin now is like all shocked at what happened. no one dare to go out. till now, i dunno what happened to them.

and apparently, last week, there was this incident that happened to a korean girl who was walking with a French girl. someone put a small grenade bomb on her winter coat hood. it exploded and caused her to bleed to death.

what's wrong with these ppl? why do they wanna do this? though i'm angry at them for doing this, but somehow, my prayer went out to them. i prayed that God will touch their lives. and also of course i did pray for protection, but somehow, my heart lead me to pray for them.

"O Lord, You know exactly what is going on, i ask that You take control. i leave it all to You. i have faith and trust that You are always with us, protecting us all the way. You brought me here to Moscow for a reason, so i believe with all my heart that You will take care of me and bring me through every problem, every situation. i trust in You and only You, in Jesus Christ Name i pray, Amen."

~Live life as if there's no tomorrow.~

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